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Emu Fire

Berkeley County, SC · Human

The Emu Fire in Berkeley County, South Carolina has burned 1 acres and is 0% contained. It was found Nov 12, 2026.

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

1

Acres Burned

0

Days Burning

Nov 12, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

Hell Hole Bay Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

4.1 mi

S

Francis Marion National Forest

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National Forest / SC

8.2 mi

S

Francis Marion National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

11.9 mi

SE

Wambaw Creek Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

12 mi

SE

Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

12.1 mi

S

Little Wambaw Swamp Wilderness

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Wilderness / SC

15.1 mi

S

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge.Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / SC

20.8 mi

SE

Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

20.9 mi

SE

Sewee Purchase Unit

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National Forest / SC

23 mi

S

Santee National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

40.2 mi

NW

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

40.7 mi

NE

Ernest F. Hollings Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / SC

65.1 mi

SW

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Emu mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Nov 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Emu at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Nov 12Now

0 days since discovery

Other Fires in South Carolina

1 other active fire

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: d64e6154-4a66-42ef-badf-6ee185067582

Important

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